TY - JOUR
TI - Addition of n-octanol to biodiesels obtained from different oil sources and investigation of the effects of the obtained blends on fuel properties
AU - Yaşar Fevzi
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2025
VL - 29
IS - 5
SP - 3707
EP - 3722
PT - Article
AB - Petroleum-based liquid fuels such as gasoline and diesel have dominated the  trans-portation sectors in recent centuries. However, the need to reduce the  emission of GHG and the dependency on fossil fuels has motivated researchers  across the globe to look for alternative and renewable fuels sources.  Vegetable oils, alcohols and fats from animal waste are the potential  candidates for biofuel since they are renewable and cleaner burning fuels.  Biofuel has higher cetane number, which lowers idle noise and endorses  easier start. Biodiesel consists of long-chain fatty acid alkyl esters and  is obtained from renewable vegetable oils, recycled cooking oils or animal  fats. Biodiesel can be used in Diesel engines with minor or no  modifications. Fuels derived from various bio-based feedstocks have  attracted great attention in recent decades. Oxygen containing biofuels,  such as alcohols, have exhibited considerable promise, because they are  renewable and considered neutral with regard to net GHG emissions. The  n-octanol is a new promising fuel, which is considered as an alternative to  conventional diesel. Octanol has raised a significant amount of interest,  where recently new pathways have been described to obtain n-octanol from  biomass or bio-oil. In this study, the addition of n-octanol to biodiesels  obtained from different oil sources and the effects of the resulting  mixtures on the fuel properties will be investigated.